WindowFromPoint
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4/8/2010
This function retrieves the handle to the window that contains the specified point.
Syntax
HWND WindowFromPoint(
POINT Point
);
Parameters
- Point
[in] Specifies a POINT structure that defines the point to be checked.
Return Value
A handle to the window that contains the point indicates success. NULL indicates that no window exists at the specified point. A handle to the window under the static text control indicates that the point is over a static text control.
Remarks
The WindowFromPoint function does not retrieve a handle to a hidden or disabled window, even if the point is within the window. An application should use the ChildWindowFromPoint function for a nonrestrictive search.
Requirements
| Header | winuser.h |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |